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& WARNING (co ntinued )
airbag during braking or in a sudden maneuver. Objects near the
airbags can b ecome projectiles and cause injury , particularly when
the seat is reclined.
& WARNING
The fine dust created when airbags deploy can c ause breathing
problems
for people with a history of asthma or other breathing
conditions.
• To
reduce the risk of breathing probl ems, those with asthma or
other respiratory conditions should get fresh air right away by
getting out of the vehicle or opening windows or doors.
• If you are in a colli sion in which airbags deploy, wash your
hands and face with
mild soap and water before eating .
• Be careful
not to get the dust into your eyes, or into any cuts or
scratches.
• If the residue should get into your eyes, flush them with
water. •
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag
System
Airbag monitoring indicator Light~~
Two sep ara te i ndic a to rs mo nit o r the func tio n of the
A dvan ced Ai rb ag Sy stem: th e airbag mo nito ring i ndic ator
lig ht and th e
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light.
The A dvanced A irbag System ( includ ing the elect ronic contro l unit,
senso r circu it s and system wir ing) is mon it or ed co ntinuous ly to make
sure that it is function ing p roperly whenever the ignition is on. Eac h
tim e you turn on the igni tion, the airba g mo nitoring indicat or ligh t
t:.
will come o n for a few seconds (se lf diagnostics) .
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The system must be inspected when the indicator
light ~:
• does not come o n when the ignit io n i s switched on,
• does not go o ut a few se conds a fter you h ave switche d on t he ig ni­
tion, or
• co mes on whil e dr iving.
If a n airbag system malfunction is detected, the ind icator light will
fi rst start flashing to catc h the dr iver 's attention and t hen stay on
cont inuo usly to s erve as a constan t rem inder to have the system
inspected immediately .
If a ma lf u ncti on oc curs that tur ns th e fron t air bag on the passe nger
side off, the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light will come on and stay on
w henever the ignition is on.
& WARNING
An airbag system that is not functioning properly cannot provide
supplemental p rotect ion in a frontal crash .
• If the airbag indicator light comes on, it means that there may
be something wrong with the Advanced Airbag System. It is
possible that the airbag will inflate when it is not supposed to, or
will not inflate when it should .
• Have the airbag system inspected immediately by your autho­
rized Audi dealer. •
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the weight-sensing mat to measure more weig ht t han is act ua lly on
t he sea t.
If the PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF light still does not come on and
does not stay on cont in uou sly (when the ignition is sw itched on),
• t ake the child re st raint o ff the fr ont pa ssenge r seat and in stall i t
prope rly at one of t he rear seat pos itions. Have t he a irbag system
i n sp ec ted by y ou r au thorized A udi dea ler im medi ately.
• move the child to a rear seat posit io n and make sure that the child
is prop erly restra ined in a chi ld restr aint t hat is a ppropr iate f or its
size and age.
Th e
PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF light s ho uld NO T come on when the
ign ition is on and an adult is sitt ing in a proper seating pos it io n on the
front passenger seat . If t he
PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF light comes on
and stays on or flashes for abou t 5 seco nds w hile driving, under these
circumstances, make sure that:
• t he adult on t he fr on t p asse nger sea t is prope rly se ate d on the
center of the seat cushion with his or her back up against the backrest
and the bac krest is not recline d => page 172, "Proper occupant
seating posit ions",
• t he adult is n ot tak ing weig ht off t he se at by h olding on to t he
passenger assist handle above the fro nt passenger doo r or
s u pp orting their weight on the armrest,
• the safety belt is be ing properly worn and t hat there is not a lot of
s la ck in t he safe ty be lt webb ing ,
• accessory seat cove rs or cushions o r othe r th ings that may cause
an in cor rect re adin g or impress io n o n the weight -sen sing m at under
the upholstery of the seat have been removed from the front
pas senge r sea t,
• a safety be lt extender has not been left in the safety belt latch fo r
t he fr ont p asse n ge r se at.
In addition to the
PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF lig ht i n the center of the
instrument pa nel, the message
PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF or
PASSENGER AIRBAG ON w ill br ie fly ap pear in t he instr ument cluster
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display. This
is to inform the dr iver of the current front passenger
a ir bag s tatus. •
Important safety instructions on
monitoring the Advanced Airbag System
& WARNING
An airbag system that is not functioning properly cannot provide
supplemental protection in a frontal crash.
• If the airbag indicator light comes on, it means that there may
be something wrong with the Advanced Airbag System. It is possible that the airbag will inflate when it is not supposed to, or
will not inflate when it should .
• Have the airbag system inspected immediately by your autho­
rized Audi dealer.
& WARNING
If the front airbag inflates, a child without a child restraint, in a
rearward-facing child safety seat or in a forward-facing child
restraint that has not been properly installed will be seriously
injured and can be killed .
• Even though your vehicle i s equipped with an Advanced Airbag
System, make certain that all children, especially 12 years and
younger , always ride on the back seat properly restrained for their
age and size .
• Always install forward or rear-facing child safety seats on the
rear seat -even with an Advanced Airbag System.
• If you must install a rearward-facing child safety seat on the
front passenger seat because of e xceptional circumstances and
the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light does not appear and stay on, immediately install the rear-facing child safety seat in a rear ..,
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• in rea r-end collis ions
• in ro llover s.
I n so me ty pes of accid ents the fro nt a irbags, side c urtain airbags and
s id e airb ag s may be trigg ere d t ogethe r.
& WARNING
• Safety belts and the airbag system will only provide protection
when occupants are in the proper seating position~
page 210.
• If the airbag indicator light comes on when the vehicle is being
used, have the system inspected immediately by your authorized
Audi dealer. The airbag may not work properly when the vehicle
acceleration in a side collision is high enough to activate the
airbag. •
How supplemental side airbags work
Sid e air bags d eploy inst an tly and c an help r educ e th e risk
of upper t orso injuries for oc cupants wh o are pr operly
r e s trained .
Fig. 184 Inflated side
a irb ags on left side of
v ehicle
Whe n the system is triggered, t he airbag is filled with p ropellant gas
and breaks through a seam in the seat s urface area marked
"AIR BA G".
It ex pands be tween the side t rim pa nel and th e p assenge r.
In order to he lp prov ide this additiona l protection, the side airbag must inflate w
ith in a fract io n of a seco nd at very hig h speed and with
great f orce. Th e sup plem en tal si de air bag could in jure y ou if yo ur
sea ting position is not proper o r upr ight o r if items are located in the
area where the s uppleme nta l side a irbag ex pands. This a pplies espe ­
cially to ch ild ren~
page 215, "Child Safety". Supplementa l side
airbags inflate between the occupant and the doo r p anel on the side
of the vehi cle th at is s truck in cert ain side co ll ision~ fig. 184 .
Altho ugh t hey are not a soft pillow, they ca n "cush io n" the impact
an d in thi s w ay t hey can help to redu ce the ris k of injury to the upper
part of the body.
A fine d ust may deve lop when the airba g dep loys. This is no rma l and
do es not me an the re is a fire in the vehicle .•
Important safety instructions on the side
airbag system
Ai rbags are o nly s up ple m ent al re stra in ts. Alw ays prop­
e rly wear sa fe ty bel ts an d rid e in a proper seati ng posi­
ti on.
Th ere is a lot that you and yo ur passenge rs must know and act acco rd­
ing ly to he lp the s afety be lts a nd air bags do t he ir job to p rov ide
supplementa l protection.
& WARNING
An inflating side airbag can cause serious or fatal injury. Improp­
erly wearing safety belts and improper seating positions increase
the risk of serious personal injury and death whenever a vehicle is being used .
• In order to reduce the risk of injury when the supplemental
side airbag inflates:
-Alway s sit in an upright position and never lean against the
area where the supplemental side airbag is located . .,

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& WARNING
• Safety belts and the airbag system will only prov ide protection
when oc cupants are in the proper seating position =>
page 73,
"General recommendations ".
• If the airbag indicator light comes on when the vehicle i s being
used , have the system inspected immediately by your authorized
Audi dealer. The side curtain airbag may not work properly even
when the vehicle a cceleration in a side collision is high enough to
activate the airbag. •
How side curtain airbags work
Side curtain ai rbags can work together with side airbags
to h elp reduce the risk of head and upper torso injuri es for
occupants who are properly restrained.
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Fig . 1 8 6 Illu st ra tion
o f princi ple: Inflated
side curtain airb ag s on
the left s ide
Th e side curtai n airbags inflate between the occup an t and t he
windows on the side of t he veh icle tha t is struck in a side coll is ion
=> fig . 18 6.
When the system is tr iggered, the side curta in a irbag is filled with
prope llant gas and breaks t hrough a seam above the front an d rear
side w indows identifie d by t he A IRBA G labe l. In o rder to he lp p rov ide
this additional protection, t he s ide c urtain airbag must inflate within
t he blink of an eye at ve ry high speed and with gre at f orce. The side
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curtain a
irbag co uld in jure you if your seating posit io n is not proper or
upr ight or if items are lo cated in the area where the s uppleme ntal
side cu rtain airbag i nflates. T his app lies especially to c hildren
=> page 215.
Alt hough they a re not a sof t pill ow, side curta in airbags c an "cushion"
the impact and in this way they can help to reduce the risk of injury to
t he head and t he uppe r part o f th e bo dy.
A fine d ust may develop when the airbag deploys . Th is is quite norma l
and does not mean there is a fire in the vehicle .•
Important safety instructions on the side
curtain airbag system
A irbags ar e only supp lemental r estraints. Always prop ­
e rly wear s afe ty b elts and ride in a proper seating posi­
tio n.
T he re is a lot that yo u and your passenge rs must k now and do to help
the safety belts and airba gs do their job to provide supplemental
protection .
& WARNING
Improperly wearing safety belts and improper seating pos itions
increa se the risk of serious personal injury and death whenever a
vehicle is being used.
• Never let oc cupants place any parts of their bodie s in the area
from which the side curtain airbags inflate.
• Always make sure that the side curtain airbags can inflate
without interference . Unsuitable accessories fitted inside the
expansion range of a head airbag can dangerously interfere with
its function. A deploying head airbag develops enough force to
catapult any piece of add-on component out of its path of inflation
and into the passenger compartment. An occupant hit by such a .,
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Child Safety
Important things to know
Introduction
The rear seat is generally the safest place in a collision.
The physical pr in ci ples o f wha t happens w hen yo ur vehicl e is in a crash
app ly a lso to children=>
page 183, "What happens to occupants not
wearing safety be lts?". But unlike adults their mus cles an d bones a re
not fully deve loped. I n many respects children are at greater risk of
serious injury in crashes than adults .
Because children 's bodies a re not f ully deve loped, they require
restraint systems especially designed fo r their size, weight, and body
st ruct ure. Many cou ntries and a ll states of t he Unite d States and
prov inces of Canada have laws req uiring the use of approved ch ild
restrain t sys tems for infan ts an d sm all ch ild ren .
I n a fronta l crash at a speed of 20-35 mph (30-56 km/h) the forces
act ing o n a 13- pound (6 kg) infant w ill be more than 20 times the
we ight of the ch ild . This means the we ight of the child wo uld
suddenly be more than 260 po unds (120 kg). Under these conditions,
only a n app ropr iat e child restra int proper ly used can red uce the risk
o f serious injury. Child restrai nts must be used properly to be e ffec­
t ive. Used i mpro perly, t hey can increase the risk of serio us injury in an
acc ident.
C onsult the ch ild safety seat manufacturer's i nstr uctions to be s ure
t he seat is right for your child's size
=> page 218, "Importa nt safety
instructions for using ch ild safety seats" . P lease be sure to read and
heed all of the impo rtant informat io n and WARNINGS about child
safety, Advanced Airbags, and the insta llation of ch ild rest raints in
t his chapte r.
There is a lot you need to know about the Advanced Airbags in your
vehicle and how t hey wo rk when inf ants and childre n in child
restra ints are on the front passenger seat. Beca use of t he large
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amou
nt of importa nt info rmation, we cannot repeat i t all he re. We
urge you to read the detailed information in th is owne r's man ua l
abou t airbags and t he Advanced A irbag System in your vehicle and the
very important information abo ut transporting c hildren on the front
p assenger se at. P lea se be sure to heed the WARNIN GS - they a re
extremely important for your safety and the safety of your passe n­
gers, especially infan ts and small ch il dre n.
& WARNING
• Accid ent statisti cs have shown that children are generally safer
in the rear seat area than in the front seating position. Always
re strain any child age 12 and under in the rear.
• All vehicle occupants and especially children must be
restrained properly when ever riding in a vehicle. An unre strained
or improperly restrained child could be injured by striking the
interior or by being ejected from the vehicle during a sudden
maneuver or impact. An unrestrained or improperly rest rained
child is also at greater risk of injury or death through contact with
an inflat ing airbag .
• A suitable child restraint properly installed and used at one of
the rear seating posi tions provides the highest degree of protec­
tion for infants and small children in most accident situations.
& WARNING
Children on the front seat of any car even with Advanced Airbags
can be seriously injured or even killed when an airbag inflates. A
c hild in a rearward -facing child safety seat ins talled on the front
passenger seat will be seriously injured and can be killed if the
front airbag inflate s.
• The inflating airbag will hit the child safety seat or infant
c arrier with great force and will sma sh the child safety seat and
child aga inst the backrest, center armrest or door . •
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• Alway s in stall rearwa rd-facing child safety seats on the rear
seat.
• If you must install a rearward facing child safety seat on the
front passenger seat in exceptional circumstance s and the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light does not come on and stay on ,
immed iately install the rearward-facing child safety seat in a rear
seating position and have the airbag system inspected immedi ­
ately by your authorized Audi dealer .
& WARNING
If, in exceptional circumstances, you must install a forward-facing
child res traint on the front pas senger's seat:
• Always make sure the forward-facing seat has been designed
and certified by it s manufacturer for use on a front seat with a
passenger front and side airbag.
• Always follow the manufacturer 's instruction s provided with
the child safety seat or carrier.
• Always move the passenger seat into it s rearmost position in
the seat 's fore and aft adjustment range, as far away from the
airbag as possible before installing the child restraint. The back­ rest must be adjusted to an upright position.
• Always make sure that the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light
comes on and stays on all the time whenever the ignition is
switched on .•
Advanced front airbag system and children
Your vehicle is equi pped wi th a fron t "Advanced Airbag System" in
compliance with United States Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard
( F MVSS) 2 08 as appli ca ble at t he time your ve hicle was manufa c­
tured. The Advanced A
irbag system in yo ur vehicle has been certif ied to
mee t the "low -r is k" requiremen ts fo r 3-and 6-ye ar old ch ildre n on
t he passenger side and small adults on the dr iver side . The low risk
dep loyment criteria are inten ded to reduce the risk of injury through
interaction with the a irbag t hat can occur, for example, by being too
close to the stee ring wheel an d instr ument panel when the airbag
inflates. In addi tion, the system has been certified to comp ly with t he
"suppression" requirements of the Safety Standa rd, to t urn off the
fron t air bag for infan ts up to 1 2 months who a re res train ed on the
front passenger seat in child restrai nts that are listed in the Stan­
d ar d.
Even thoug h your vehicle is equipped with an Advanced Airbag
system , a ll ch ildren, especially those 12 years and yo unger, should
always r ide in t he back seat p roperly restrained for t heir ag e and si ze .
Th e ai rbag on the passenge r si de makes the front seat a potentia lly
dange rous p lace for a child to r ide. Th e front seat is not th e safest
place fo r a child in a forward-facing c hild safety seat. It can be a very
d an ge rous p lace for a n infan t or a large r chil d i n a rea rwa rd-facing
seat. •
Advanced Airbags and the weight-sensing
mat in the front seat
Th e Advanced A irbag System i n your ve hicle de tects t he p resence o f
an infa nt o r ch ild in a child rest rai nt on the fro nt passenger sea t using
the we ight-sens ing mat in the seat cushion and the senso r be low the
saf ety belt la tch o n th e front passenge r seat tha t measur es t he
tension on the safety belt.
Th e weigh t-sens ing ma t me asures tot al we ight of the child and the
child safety seat and a child blanket on the fro nt passe nger seat . The
we ight on the fro nt passenger se at is re lated to t he design of the
child res traint and i ts "footpri nt", the size and shape of t he bottom
of the ch ild restraint as it sits o n the seat . The weight of a child
restrain t an d its "foo tpr int" vary for differe nt k inds of child res tra ints .,_

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Model
Graco Infant 8457
Graco Snug ride
Peg Perego Primo Viaggio SIP
IMUN00US
Manufactured on or
after
December 1, 1999
September 25, 2007
September 25, 2007
Subpart C -Fo rward-fa cing and con vertib le child
re straints
Model Manufactured on or
after
Britax Roundabout E9 L02xx September 25, 2007
Cosco Touriva 02519 December 1, 1999
Cosco Summit Deluxe High Back September 25, 2007
Booster 22 -262
Cosco H igh Back Booste r 22-209 September 25, 2007
Evenflo Tr ibute V 379xxxx September 25, 2007
Evenflo Medallion 25 4 December 1, 1999
Evenflo Generations 352xxxx September 25, 2007
Grace ComfortSport September 25, 2007
Grace Toddler Safety Seat Step 2 September 25, 2007
Graco P latinum Ca rgo September 25, 2007
& WARNING
To reduce the ri sk of serio us i njury , make sure th at the
PAS SENGER AIR BAG OFF l ight com es on and s tays on wh en ev e r a
c hild re straint is i nsta lle d on the front pas senge r seat and th e
ign itio n is s witch ed on .
& WAR NING (continu ed)
• Take the child re st raint off the front pa ssenger seat and in stall
i t properly at one of the rear s eat position s if the PASSENGER A IR
BAG OFF light doe s not stay on .
• Hav e the a irb ag sys tem in spect ed by your authori zed Audi
deal er immedi ate ly .
[I) Tips
The chi ld seats listed in categories A to C have been tested by Audi
only for the Advanced A irbag function .•
Important safety instructions for using
child safety seats
Correct use of child safety seats substantially reduces the
risk of injury in an accident!
As the driver, you are responsible for the safety of everybody
in th e veh icle, especially children :
- Always use the right child safety seat for each child and
always use it properly=>
page 221.
-Always carefully follow the child safety seat manufac­
turer's instructions on how to route the safety belt prop­
erly through the child safety seat .
- When using the vehicle safety belt to install a child safety
seat, you must first activate the convert ible locking
retractor on the safety belt to prevent the child safety seat
from movi ng =>
page 225.
- Push the child safety seat down wit h your full weig ht to
get the safety belt really tight so that the seat cannot move forward or sideways more than one inch (2.5 cm). ._

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- If a stra p or tet her is be ing us ed to tie t he chil d safety seat
to t he fro nt passenger seat, make sure that it is no t so
tight that i t causes the weight-sens ing ma t to measure
more weight t han is act ually on the seat.
Alw ays reme mbe r: Even though yo ur vehicle is equip ped with an
Adva nced Airbag system, all ch ild ren, especially those 12 years a nd
younger, should a lways ride in the bac k seat proper ly rest ra ined for
their age and size .
& WARNING
Not using a child safety seat, us ing the wrong child safety seat or
improperly in stalling a child re straint in crea se s the ri sk of serious
personal injury and death .
• All vehicle oc cupants and e specially children mu st always be
restrained properly whenever riding in a vehicle.
- An unrestrained or improperly restrained child can be injured or killed by being thrown against the inside of the
vehicle or by being ejected from it during a sudden maneuver
or impact .
- An unre strained or improperly restrained child is at much
greater risk of injury or death by being struck by an inflating
airbag .
• Commercially a vailable child safety seats are requi red to
c omply with U .S. Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS )
213 (in Canada CMVSS 213 ).
- When buying a child restraint, select one that fits your child
and the vehicle.
- Only u se child restraint sy stem s that fully contact the flat
portion of the seat cushion . The child rest raint must not tip or
lean to either side . Audi does not recommend using child
s a fety seats that rest on legs or tube-like frames. They do not
provide adequate contact with the seat .
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(co ntinued )
-Always heed all legal requirements pe rtaining to the in stal­
lation and use of child safety seat s and carefully follow the
inst ructions provided by the manufacturer of the seat you are
using.
• Never allow children under 57 inche s (1.45 meter s) to wear a
normal safety belt . They must always be restrained by a prop er
child restraint system . Otherwise , they could sustain injuries to
the abdomen and neck areas during sudden braking maneuvers or accidents.
• Never let more than one child occupy a child safety seat.
• Never let babies or olde r children ride in a vehicle while sitting
on the lap of another passenger.
-Holding a child in your arms is never a sub stitute for a child
restraint system .
- The stronge st p ers on could not hold the child with the force s
that e xist in an accident . The child will strike the interio r of the
v ehicle and can also be struck by the pa ssenger.
- The child and the passenger can also injure each other in an
accident.
• Never install rearward-facing child safety seats or infant
c arrier s on the front pas senger seat. A child will be seriously
injured and can be killed when the passenger airbag inflates- even
with an Advanced Airbag Sy stem.
- The inflating airbag will hit the child safety seat or infant
c arrier with great force and will smash the child safety seat and
child against the backrest, door or roof .
- Alway s in stall rearward -facing child safety seats or infant
carriers on the rear seat.
• Forward-facing child safety seats installed on th e front
passenger 's seat can interfere w ith the airbag when it inflates and
c ause seriou s injury to the child . Always install forward-facing
c hild safet y seats on the rear seat . .,
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- Do not use the convertible locking retractor when using
the vehicle's safety belt to restrain a child on a booster
seat.
- Always position the shoulder portion of the safety belt midway over the child's shoulder . If you must transport an
older child in a booster seat on the front passenger seat,
you can use the safety belt height adjustment to help
adjust the shoulder port ion properly .
- Always make s ure that the shoulder por tion of the safety
belt never rests against or across the child's neck .
- Always make sure that the child can properly wear the lap portion of the belt low across the thighs or pelvis and
never over the stomach or abdomen .
Children up to about 40 lbs. (18 kg) are best protected in child safety
seats designed for their age and weight. Experts say that the skeletal
st ruct ure, particularly the pelv is, of these chi ldren is not fully deve l­
oped, and they must not use the vehicle safety belts without a suit­
able child rest raint .
Children who are at least 4 ft. 9 in . (57 inches/1.45 meters) tall can
generally use the vehicle's three point lap and shoulder belts . Never
use the lap belt port ion of the vehicle's safety belt alone to restra in
any child, regard less of how big the child is. Always remember that
childre n do not have the pronounced pelvic structure required for the
proper function of lap belt portion of the vehicle's three point lap and
shoulder belts. The ch ild's safety absolutely requires that a lap belt
portion of the safety belt be fastened snugly and as low as possible
around the pelvis. Neve r let the lap belt po rtion of the safety bel t
pass over the child's stomach or abdomen.
It is usua lly best to p ut these ch ildren in appropriate booster seats.
Be sure the booster seat meets all appl icable safety standards .
Booster seats raise the seating position of the child and reposition
both the lap and shoulder parts of the safety belt so that they pass across the child
's body in the right places . The rout ing of the belt over
t he c hild's body is very impo rtan t for the chi ld's p ro tect io n, whether
or not a booster seat is used. Children age 12 and under must always
ride in the rear seat .
In a crash, airbags m ust inflate with in a blink of an eye and with
considerable force. In order to do its job, the airbag needs room to
infl ate so that it w ill be t he re to protect t he oc cupan t as the occupant
moves forward into the a irbag.
A vehicle occupant who is out of position and too close to the airbag gets in the way of an inflating a irbag . When a n occupant is too close,
he or she will be struck violently and will receive serious or possibly
even fatal injury.
In order for the airbag to offer protection, it is important that all
veh icle occupants , espec ia lly any ch ild ren, who must be in the front
seat because of exceptional c ircumstances, be properly restra ined
and as far away from the airbag as possib le . By keeping room
between the child's body and the front of the passenger compart­
ment, the airbag can inflate completely and provide supplemental
protection in certa in frontal collisions.
& WARNING
Not using a booste r sea t, using th e boo ste r seat improp erl y, inc or­
rectl y installing a boo ste r seat or u sing the vehicle saf ety b elt
i mp roperly increa se s the risk of serio us per sonal injur y and death
i n a colli sion or oth er emergenc y situatio n. To he lp red uce the ri sk
of s eriou s pers onal injury and /or d eath:
• Alway s make su re to po sition the shoulder portion of the three­
point b elt ove r the middl e of child' s sho ulder.
• Never l et the shoulder p orti on of the b elt re st again st or acro ss
th e neck, fa ce, chin , or thro at of the ch ild.
• Alwa ys make sure the lap belt portion of th e thr ee -point belt i s
worn snug and pa sses as low a s pos sible across the ch ild 's pel vis.
N ever le t th e be lt pa ss over the soft abdomen .
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& WARNING (c on tinued )
• Failure to properly route safety belt s ov e r a child' s body will
cause severe injurie s in an accident or oth er emergency situation
~ page 181 .
• The r ear side of the booster seat should be positioned as clo se
as possible to the backrest on the vehicle seat. Adjust o r remove
the rear seat head restraint if it is difficult to install the child seat
with the head restraint in place~
page 81. Install the head
restraint again immediatel y once the child seat is removed .
Driving without head restraints or with head restraints that are
not properly adju sted increases the risk of seriou s or fatal neck
injury dramat ically.
• Children on the front seat of any car, even with Advanced
Airbags , can be seriously injured or even killed when an airbag
inflates.
• Never let a child stand or kneel on any se at.
• Never let a child ride in the cargo area of your vehicle. • Alway s remember that a child leaning forward , sitting side­
ways or out of position in any way during an accident can be struck by a deploying airbag. This will result in se rious personal injury or
death .
• If you must install a booster seat on the front passenger seat
because of e xceptional circumstances the PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF light must come on and stay on, whenever the ignition is
switched on.
• If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light does not come on and
stay on, perform the checks described
~ page 201, " Monitoring
the Advanced Airbag System ".
• Take the child restraint off the front passenger seat and install
it properly at one of the rear seat positions if the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light does not stay on whenever the ignition is sw itched
on.
• Always read and heed all WARNINGS whenever using a child
restrained in a vehicle is being used
~ page 181 , "Safety belts",
Controls and equip­ ment Safety first Vehicle operation
& WARNING
(co ntinued )
~ page 190, "Airbag system " and ~ page 215, "Important
things to know ".•
Installing a child safety seat
Securing a child safety seat using a safety
belt
Sa fety belts for the r ear seats and th e front passenger 's
seat c an be locked with the convertible locking retractor
t o pr operly secu re c hild safety se ats.
Th e safety bel ts emergency lock ing re trac to rs for the rear seats
safety belts and for the front passenger's seat safety belt have a
c onve rtible locking retractor for child res traints. The saf ety belt m ust
be locked so that belt webbing cannot un reel. The retractor can be
act ivate d to loc k the safety belt and prevent the safety belt webb ing
from loosening up during normal dr iv ing. A child safety seat can on ly
be pro pe rly in stall ed when the sa fety belt is locke d so th at th e child
and child safety seat will stay in place.
Always remembe r: E ven tho ugh yo ur vehicle is equippe d with an
Advanced Airbag system, all ch ild ren, espec ially those 12 yea rs and
younger, should a lways ride in t he back seat properly restrained for
their age and we ight.
& WARNING
Improperly installed child safety seats increase the risk of serious
personal injury and death in a collision.
• Always make sure that the safety belt retractor is locked when
installing a child safety seat . An unlocked safety belt retractor
cannot hold the child safety seat in place during normal driving or
in a cra sh. .,,
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